Ahmedabad vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1030
$3160
🏠 One person rent
$161
$775
🏘️ Family rent
$271
$1348
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$359
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.6
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$266
$405
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
58
55
😀 Quality of life
62
58
🏙️ Population
7.65M
3.78M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 69% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 8906th and 4336th ($433 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 3rd in India and South Africa, respectively. Check India vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Ahmedabad compared to 0.3 months in Cape Town. Ahmedabad ranked 9th best city to live in India vs Cape Town ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 5691st and 6134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ahmedabad vs Cape Town

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Ahmedabad Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$48.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$6.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$3.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$591
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$191
$1075
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$72.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.76
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$861
$2325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$578
$1508
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.14
$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$2.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$8.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$6.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.49
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.04
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.25
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$47
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1402
$6197

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$391
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$360
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$367
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$358
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$350
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$273
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$298
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$314
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$663
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$267
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$283
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$273
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$299
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$241
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$316
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$346
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$370
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$312
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$329
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$285
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$312
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$252
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$309
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$335
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$355
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$464
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$260
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$335
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$717
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$335
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$355
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$495
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$282
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$309
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$384
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$320
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$279
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$311

Cities near Cape Town

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1421
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$763
371 km or 231 mi George
$877
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$968
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1020
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$796
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$863
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1033
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$904
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1390
882 km or 548 mi East London
$773
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$742
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$611
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$660
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$953
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$811
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$991
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$872
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$860
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$903
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$789
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$945
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$691
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$691
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$742
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1031
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$994
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$723
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$663
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1204
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$912
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1040
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1104
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$938
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$998
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$893